New system on Monday
A school changes its attendance system. Teachers have to use it from Monday. Some love new tools. Some are scared of them. Some have only ten minutes.
One session for all will not work. The right training method depends on the person and the job.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Shadowing | learning by watching an experienced person do the job |
| Desk side | training given at the learner's own desk, one to one |
| E-learning | learning online, at your own pace |
| Virtual reality | a fully computer-made world you enter with a headset |
| Augmented reality | computer images added on top of the real world |
| Simulation | a safe copy of a real task, used to practise |
| Smart board | an interactive screen that a class can see and touch |
| Learner | the person being trained |
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By the end of this lesson
Note
I can name the methods used to train people in digital systems and choose one for a case.
Starter
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Training with people
Shadowing. The learner watches an expert do the job, then copies it. Desk side. The trainer sits with the learner at their own desk, on their own work. It is one to one. Remote support. The trainer shows the steps over a remote link, when they cannot be there.
These three are personal. They are slow for many people, but they fit the individual well.
Training with technology
E-learning. Short online lessons with checks. People learn when it suits them. Virtual reality (VR). The learner puts on a headset and practises in a made-up world, for example fault-finding in a virtual server room. Augmented reality (AR). Images are added over the real thing, for example labels on a real cable. Smart boards. A trainer shows a whole class on an interactive screen.
Apps and simulation
Applications such as Kahoot! and Padlet make training active. Kahoot! runs quick quizzes. Padlet is a shared board where learners post ideas. Simulation is a safe copy of a real job. A learner can make mistakes with no harm done, such as practising a password reset on a copy of the system.
Check: methods
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